Crisis of Human Existence is a VR project that questions whether technical immersion alone is enough to establish a meaningful sense of presence in a non-physical space. The project argues that existential immersion—the internalization of space through sensory engagement, particularly touch—is crucial for truly inhabiting digital environments. As the first step in this exploration, it presents a thought-experiment prototype that blurs the boundary between reality and VR, prompting users to question where they truly exist. The work suggests that the absence of the physical body in digital space leads to an existential crisis, as users struggle to confirm their own presence without sensory grounding. By emphasizing touch as an intentional act of embodying the world, this project challenges conventional notions of immersion and redefines the role of haptic experience in virtual spaces.
Crisis of Human Existence